It’s fall, y’all! (ok . . . maybe that rhyme has become a cliche . . . but who cares?) And it’s been over a month since my last newsletter since I sent that one out early! It’s also my first newsletter sent out with Substack, which means that while it is an email, it will also show up on the website as well . . . although I don’t think I’ll make a special page for them on it.
Anyways, with the move to Substack, I’ve had a few people ask me about different things so, I thought I’d share these with all of y’all (if you are already a substacker, you can go ahead and skip this. You already know this stuff. But for those of you who have never interacted with anything on Substack except for this blog, this is for you.)
What Is A Recommendation?
No, I’m not talking about the Roses’ Recommendations tab on the website. I’m talking about this little section that you can find on the homepage:
This is a list of other websites on Substack that I enjoy reading. If you click on one, it will send you directly to that website. If you want to know why I recommend these sites, you can scroll all the way to the bottom of the site and click on the button that says recommendations.
I don’t necessarily agree with everything on all of these sites. But I agree with most of it. It’s hard to find anything anywhere these days that you completely agree with.
By the way, these are not necessarily sites that are similar to mine, whether written for the same audience or written about the same things. They’re just sites I enjoy that I think others might enjoy too.
How To Comment
My mom asked me about this a couple weeks ago, and I figured I’d share how to do this with y’all as well in case you were wondering. If you do not have a Substack account, you can still like, share, and subscribe to publications on Substack. However, if you ever want to comment, you will have to create an account. I will give you a quick how-to here on how to comment+create an account (it’s just easier to do it together.
1. Write a Comment
This is pretty simple. You can either click the button you find embedded in my post that says “leave comment” or you can scroll down to the bottom of the post where you find the comment box.
In that box, type whatever you want to say (within reason, of course).
2. Post Comment
Once you start typing, a button will pop up that says “post.”
Click the button to start the process of posting the comment. If you do not have a Substack account you will now be prompted to create one.
3. Create Account
All you need to do to create an account is add a name and handle. You can also add a profile picture and a bio about you if you want, but doing so is not necessary.
By the way, it doesn’t really have to be your actual name if you don’t want it to be (although I would certainly appreciate knowing who the comment came from). If you’re not comfortable with sharing it, you can make up any random name to put in there. In the photo above I used my initials.
After you fill that out, all you have to do is click the button that says “save and post comment!” Your comment will then be posted!
After you create an account, you shouldn’t be prompted again to create an account. All you will have to do is complete step 2. Also, I think you should be automatically logged in with your account every time if you open the blog via the post email I send out.
Hope this helps y’all! (that includes you, Momma! Love you!)
Other Updates
Ok, now that I answered some questions, I want to update y’all on a couple other things.
#1
After moving to Substack, the subscriber count has grown 60 subscribers, which is absolutely crazy! That means that 17 people have discovered the website and subscribed since I moved the website!
#2
I turned 17 yesterday!
A Few Things to Share
Ok, I want to share a few things on here that don’t really have to do with me or the blog, but I think y’all might enjoy them. First of all, do you remember this post?
This post was one I was really fired up to share! It was something that had weighed on my mind for a while, and I wanted others to hear about it too.
Anyways, I came across this Note from a Substacker I subscribe to (which you can find under those recommendations I mentioned earlier), and it reminded me so much of my post that I wanted to share it here.
I want to thank
for sharing this, as it embodies pretty much the mindset I had when I wrote my post on Come As You Are. And it says what I was trying to say so much more eloquently and concisely (although, to be fair to myself, I was trying to look at it with a bunch of Scripture passages so that made it take longer 😅).Second of all, my dad and I have been watching this video a lot lately, and I wanted to share it with you here! It is such a beautiful rendition of “Is He Worthy,” and don’t get me started on the beauty (and amazing acoustics) of the setting!
Lastly, some of you may know that I was blest to be able to sign a couple of songs with some other ladies at an ASL missions banquet a couple of weeks a go. The missions group that put that event together has this amazing (and tear jerking) music video on their YouTube channel. I have to admit this is one of the few music videos that has ever made me cry (as much as I love music, it never seems to make me cry . . . I don’t know why . . .).
Ok, y’all! That’s all I have to share in this newsletter! As always, if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to shoot me an email in reply (or, try out the comments section below if you want . . . only if you want other people to see it, though). By the way, feel free to share this newsletter with your friends so that they can hear about the blog, too!
Thanks so much for supporting my writing!
Your sister in Christ,
Melody🌹Polar
I have to say... Baklava was an extremely good choice. It's an amazing dessert.